This high or middle school art clay project introduces students to throwing on the pottery wheel as well as raku firing. There are so many fun aspects to working with clay, but including the excitement of a raku fire demo adds buy-in for students. Instructions for how to set up and run a raku kiln are also included for the teacher, no knowledge is required!In this lesson, students learn how to work on the pottery wheel, center, pull up walls, trim, and decorate. They create one mug, one bowl, an